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David McK (3562 KP) rated Sharpe's Eagle (1993) in Movies

Jul 31, 2021 (Updated Jul 31, 2021)

Sharpe's Eagle (1993)

1993 | Action, Adventure, Drama

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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The second of the early-to-mid 90s TV adaptations of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series, based on the first published of those novels and starring Sean Bean in the title role.

And, already, the restrictions of a TV budget are beginning to show somewhat: The Battle of Talavera, for instance (which occurs at the end of both the novel and this made-for-TV movie) is a decidedly small-scale affair, for instance!

Still, for all that, this is still an enjoyable enough adaptation of the source material.

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Christiane Amanpour recommended The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam in Books (curated)

The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam

Bao Ninh | 2012 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry

(0 Ratings)

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"As a war correspondent, I have read many of the classic eyewitness accounts. I bought this book when I visited Vietnam in 1997. It’s one of the rare novels about that terrible war written from their perspective by a North Vietnamese student. It’s brutal, gut-wrenching, heart-breaking and desperately human. It’s also vital to remember that as much as the U.S. suffered on all fronts, Vietnam came off far, far worse. This book was first translated and sold in the west, ten years before it could be published in Vietnam."

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Spenser Confidential (2020) in Movies

Sep 15, 2020

Spenser Confidential (2020)

2020 | Action, Crime, Drama

7.1

(18 Ratings)

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Alan Arkin (0 more)

If you wanted to turn this into the series it is, you should not have hired Mark Wahlberg to play PI Spencer. I read many of the later Robert Parker novels in the series so Cissy is a huge shock when Susan is his soul mate. Bokeem Woodbine looks more like Hawk than Winston Duke (although Winston Duke is a convincing young Hawk). I am probably biased since Spencer is such a long-in-the -tooth character now and this is a first in a series type movie.

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Northanger Abbey in Books

Oct 5, 2020

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry

8.1

(15 Ratings)

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While Catherine Morland is quite the least intelligent and most naive of all of Austen's protagonists, she starts out slightly annoying but becomes more likable as story unfolds. Filled with the usual romantic intrigues, what makes this different is the inclusion of the passion for horror novels by our hero, which her heart's desire shares with her, and how he uses it to pique her imagination just a touch too much - almost to her detriment. In general, a delightful story, and while not my favorite, it certainly is a lovely read.